centner

ˈsɛntnər
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Translation of centner into German

Noun

1.

measurement

DatedUK
unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
DatedUK
Zentner mZentnergewicht
  • The shipment was measured in centners.Die Lieferung wurde in Zentnern gemessen.
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European countries

DatedUK
unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
DatedUK
Zentner mHalbzentner
  • In some regions, a centner is 50 kilograms.In einigen Regionen entspricht ein Zentner 50 Kilogramm.
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Synonyms and analogies of centner in English

n.hundredweightquintalMore synonyms

Examples of centner in a sentence

  • The old scale could measure up to a centner.
  • Farmers often measure grain in centners.
  • The shipment weighed several centners.

Translations of "centner" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derZentnernm.

Each of its wings measures nearly nine meters and weighs over 15 centner.

Jeder ihrer Flügel misst knapp neun Meter und wiegt gut 15 Zentner.

25 tons of coal and several centner of wood are lying in the courtyard.

25 Tonnen Kohle und etliche Zentner Holz liegen auf dem Hof.

To make 3000 pages of new white stationery, factories need almost a full centner of wood.

Um 3000 Seiten neues weißes Kopierpapier herzustellen, benötigen Fabriken fast einen ganzen Zentner Holz.

And five centner heavy.

Und fünf Zentner schwer.

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centner: Examples and translations in context

And two weeks ago even 20,000 Colognians had to leave their homes after a 20 centner weighing bomb was discovered at the banks of the river Rhine.

Und vor zwei Wochen mssuten gleich 20.000 Kölner ihre Wohnungen verlassen, nachdem man eine 20 Zentner wiegende Bombe am Rheinufer entdeckt hatte.

12 centner hop from the Holledau are forming the decoration.

Zur Dekoration unter dem Dachhimmel werden jedes Jahr 12 Zentner Hopfenreben aus der Holledau angebracht.

In 1380, in Frankfurt and Nuremberg 52 gulden had to be paid for a centner of saltpeter.

1380 zahlte man in Frankfurt und Nürnberg für den Zentner Salpeter 52 Gulden.

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